Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,228, Samuel Eblen, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Eblen, Samuel Eblin or
S. 32,228
CONTENTS

25,257
20. to pay conditionally have 23, 1837 duplicate certificate of service to Sept 1833 and sent to H. San Carlos Illinois
Paid at the Treasury at the under the Act of Feb 6 April 1838 from 4 th March 1837 to 4 th Sept 1837. Age Notified 10 Nov. 1838.
in the State of was a in the commanded Captain of the commanded in the
for inscribed on the Roll of at the rate of 70 Dollars Cents per annum. to commence on the 24th day of March, 1837.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of Oct and
Arrears to the 24th of March 1837 Semi-annual allowance ending $10.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. S. Sprague Clerk, Book Vol. 8 Page 56

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3rd March, 1852.
On this 24 th day of March 1855, personally appeared before me John S. C. Browning a Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit of the State of Illinois, known to me to be a person of the county and State of Illinois, aged 79 years, whose first duty seems a resolution to have both on this oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 26 th 1830, That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1777, a private, (That he does not know the number of the regiment) In the Virginia Line of State Militia, under the following named officers, That he served under Capt. James Mays Henry, That at the battle of the Clouds , where being a young defeat, under the command of Captain, was marched to Brandywine ferry on the Schuylkill River where they encountered of the prisoners of war  their arrest. That on the arrival of the prisoners, he went to Shippensburg as escort. That on the arrival of the Army at Red Bank he was discharged from service and received no written discharge. That

in this War of rebellion, he entered the service same time in the month of Oct 1861 and continued until the expiration of a three months term, which ended same time in the month of Jan 1862, when he returned to Loudoun County Virginia where he resid- ed, and continued to reside until the year 1862 1863, when was present he again entered the service of the Un- ited States, under the command of Capt. Cannon, & Major. Tracy, of the Virginia State Militia, in the month of June of the same year, he was mar- shaled under the command of the before mentioned officers through the State of Virginia, in pursuit of Cornwallis who retreated before them until they are reached Williamsburg, where the American Army encamped, at which place he states that they are in under the command of Gen. Washington. That he was in this War. He entered the service in the first of Jan and his three month term of service having expired, he was discharged and returned home same time in the month of September 1861, but received no written discharge. That he has no docu- mentary evidence that he knows of no person who tes- tifies in our present to prove his service except Eleazer Hall, who has affiant's information transmitted

and the tradition  affidavit of David H. Phelan (acting attorney) vs. Lewis Johnson (claimant). He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or any pecuniary, except the present and he declares, that his name is not on the pen- sion roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid Samuel E. Ely Rufus Pickett Clerk (Seal)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served in the state.
I Rufus Pickett Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the mat- ter of the application of Samuel Ely for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office This 21 st day of March 1851, Rufus Pickett Clerk of Marion County, Illinois vs. David H. Phelan, Jr. of Jefferson County vs. Lewis Johnson
(Clerk)  in the county of  (Clayton) state of Illinois do hereby certify that I am an well acquainted with Samuel Ely who has subscribed and sworn to the above decl- aration that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age that he is (respectfully) believed to be the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we

Cancer in that opinion Sworn and subscribed Thursday 2nd June 1861
Lewis Johnson
Rufus Packer Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary war soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that the the (David N'Chane's) Middleton Who have signed the preceding certificate are clergymen and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Rufus Packer Clerk of the Circuit Court of Madison County State of Illin- ois do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica- tion of Samuel Ebin for a pension In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal of office This 21st day of March 1861
Rufus Packer Clerk

April 25, 1938
Samuel Eblen S. 32228 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Jennie L. Wade 209 E. Water Street Mount Vernon, Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Eblen.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 32228, based on the military service of Samuel Eblen in the War of the Revolution. This the record of the only Samuel Eblen (Eblin) found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The date and place of birth of Samuel Eblen were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.
While a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia, Samuel Eblen enlisted sometime in October, 1777, served three months as private in Captain Henry's Virginia company, marched to Noland's Ferry on the Potomac River, and on the arrival of prisoners taken at "Burgoyne's Defeat" escorted them to Albemarle Barracks, and was there discharged. He enlisted sometime in June, 1781, served three months as private in Captain Gowan's company, under Major Risley, in pursuit of Cornwallis as far as Williamsburg, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application

executed March 24, 1854, at which time he was aged seventy-nine years, and living in Marion County, Illinois.
The soldier, Samuel Eblen, was living in 1838 "in the edge of Indiana"; his wife was living then, and it was stated that they were married while in the service. Reference was made to children, names of wife and children not given.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data:
Samuel Eblen (as he was pensioned) Certificate # 26232 Issued April 12, 1832 Rate $20.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Illinois Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

30. 2280
Samuel E. Ebel Illinois
Adm 6 Months
Hon C. Slade Ho of Rep
Commissioner of Pensions.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWP/eel
January 15, 1930
Mrs. E.A. Hendrickson 2029 N. Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis, Indiana
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.32288, it appears that Samuel Eblin or Eblen enlisted in October, 1777, while residing in Loudoun County, Virginia, served three months as a private in Captain Henry's Virginia Company and was at Burgoyne's Defeat.
He enlisted in June, 1781, served three months as a private in Captain Cownan's Company, under Major Risley in the Virginia Troops and marched to Williamsburg, Virginia, in pursuit of Cornwallis.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 24, 1834, at which time he was aged seventy-nine years and resided in Marion County, Illinois.
In 1838, his wife is referred to and it is stated that they were married while he was in the service. Children are also referred to, names of wife and children are not shown.
Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S 7 32,228
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Oct 1777 3 mos Corr Burg Detach ✓ Va   Jan 1781 3 " Colonel  
- marched to Williamsburg Va in pursuit of Cornwallis
Battles engaged in, Battle of Red Bank Residence of soldier at enlistment, Loudoun Co Va Date of application for pension, Feb 24, 1834 Residence at date of application, Washington Age at date of application, 79 yrs
Remarks: info supplied in 1858 - in order to obtain civil war data. Means of info cited next
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir or Madam -
I shall be very grateful for a little information concerning Samuel Eblen , a pensioner, and my ancestor. Hoping you can see fit to accommodate me,
I am Respectfully Yours,
(Mrs) Jennie L. Wade.
209 E. Water St.
Mount Vernon, Indiana
Samuel Eblen
Pension application executed March 24, 1834, Age 79 years.
Will you please give me the year his pension stopped ?
Thanking you for same, and any other information you may care to add, I am
Yours Respectfully, (Mrs) Jennie L. Wade;
209 E. Water St., Mount Vernon, Indiana.

Dear Sir -
Please send me a copy of the Pension of Samuel Eblin who died after 1835 in Illinois S.O.W.
Pen 3. Ills.
Edmonia Desouchet Hendrickson

OFFICE OF CHARLES E. HULL, SALEM, ILLINOIS.
Rev. 1 5 B26
7/29 1916
Pension Dept. Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:
Please give me the record as a Revolutionary soldier of Samuel Eblin. He was a pen- sioner and died in Marion County, Illinois.
Resp.
C. E. Hull
Rev. 1 5 B26 7/29 1916
1916

32 228 Rev INVALID.
1916, Aug. 10, History to Chas. E. Hull. L.W.
1930 Jan 15 - Wish to Mrs E. A. Hendrickson 1938 Apr 25 - wish to Mrs Jennie E. Wake
File No 89, 228
Samuel Elin Pii Ren Mae
Act: Jennie In 32 nd
Index: -Vol. 2 Page 119
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Nov. 8. 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1833, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Samuel Eblin a Pensioner on the Roll of the Illinois Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and Beats per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1837 to the 4 th Sept. 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
Abdoo N. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Application for a new certificate
County of Posey SS
On this 9 th day of August 1838 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Posey personally appeared Samuel Eblin, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain _____ in the Regiment commanded by Colonel _____ in the service of the United States That his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Illinois That he received a certificate of that part under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate on or about _____ from the month of June to September last he lost That he had a severe spell of sick- ness - after his partial recovery - one of his children moved him near one miles. since which time he has never seen or heard of his Pension certifi- cate. although diligent search and enquiry has been made for it Subscribed the day and year above written before me John _____ Samuel Eblin mark

State of Illinois Posen County ss
Be it known that on the 9 day of August 1838 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared James Thomas who on his oath declares that he is well acquainted with Samuel Eblin and knows him to be the person described in the within affidavit sworn and subscribed the day and year above written
Before me John Serner J.P.
James Thomas
State of Indiana Posey County ss
I William C Stewart Clerk of the circuit Court for the County aforesaid certify that John Serner whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is and was at the time of subscribing the same
a Justice of the peace of the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified according to Law. Given and the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this
11 th Day of August 1838
W. C. Stewart Clerk By J. Pitches his Deputy
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Mr. & Mrs. W. Evans
Oct 18th 1888 To August
James L. Edwards Esq. Tom Pen Washington City
Yrs

Carroll Ill
Pension Agents office 18 th August 1838
Sir
Enclosed is the application of Samuel Eblin for a new certificate. He came here last September, on his way, moving to Indiana. Had lost his pension certificate and I could not pay him the payment due on the 4 th of September. He lives now about 14 miles from here, in edge of Indiana. I promised him to aid in obtaining a new certificate. I wrote to his son from whence he removed, to enquire for his certificate. But he knew nothing of it. I prepared for him the enclosed application, and went a few days ago to see him - he is far gone with age and infirmity, and he could not recollect the names of his officers - when I asked him the name of his Captain he appears to be just ready to give the name, but it seemed to go from him, and he reflected and lamented that his memory was so lost.

I was personally acquainted with him and certify to his identity - It is not his wish to be transferred to Indiana as he lives nearer to this agency than any other - I hope you will grant him a new certificate - altho he cannot recollect his Capt and Col - perhaps none in the U States needs their pension more than he does - his wife is still living who was married to him when he performed the service
very Respectfully your ob t serv t
Daniel Hays
J L Edwards Esqr Com Pen Washington city

State of Illinois } I do hereby certify that I am an acting Jus- Jackson County } tice of the Peace in and for the Coun- ty of Jackson Illinois. Do Certify that I am well acquainted with the witness within named Ebenezer Pyatt and know the signature pur- porting to be his to be genuine and further certify that he is a credible person - Given under my hand and Seal this 20 th day of March 1884. J. Manning J.P. Seal
State of Illinois } I do hereby certify that I am an acting Jus- Jackson County } tice of the Peace in and for the Coun- ty of Jackson Illinois. Do Certify that I am well acquainted with the witness within named Ebenezer Pyatt and know the signature pur- porting to be his to be genuine and further certify that he is a credible person - Given under my hand and the official seal of the said Court at Brownsville this 20th day of March A.D. 1884. J. Manning Clk

State of Illinois } Personally appeared before me Jackson County } Ebenezer Dyer of the County & State aforesaid and after being sworn deposes & saith that he was acquainted with one General Ebenezer for the term of twenty years one part of said time was during the old Revolutionary war and further do state that I knew him while a soldier of the United States, that he served as such & that I saw him in said service at Hillsborough in the State of Virginia & do further state that I knew him to be a true & faithful to the cause of freedom given under my hand this 19th March 1834
Ebenezer Dyer
Sworn to & subscribed Before me this day & date Henry H. Lyon not public
State of Illinois } I, Sad Manning Clerk of the Jackson County } County Commission Court of said County Illinois do certify that Benjamin D. Con- ner Esq. whose signature appears to the above certifi- cate was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly Commissioned and sworn and to whose official acts as such just- ice full and credit is and ought to be given - Given under my hand and the official seal of the said Court at Brownsville this 20th day of March A.D. 1834 J. Manning Clerk